98 Quotes by Brad Ausmus

I've seen him pitch better, but he's always got good stuff. Even when he's off, he's got good stuff.

People don't understand that pain he has played with. It's not simple pain. It's the kind of pain people associate with an injury.

The most important thing is that he can use his right arm again. I know he's going to get this surgery to remove the bone spurs. You never know what can happen. You hope after the surgery, a month later, his range of motion is better, he's feeling great and who knows, maybe he can play again. But at this point, it's a quality of life issue. Not a career issue.

Once we start the game, my focus is on baseball,

your hands get cold, your feet get cold, but if you can't find a way to keep your mind off that stuff in a World Series, you probably shouldn't be in it.

This is part of our home-field advantage and for major league baseball to try and change that is either a) ridiculous or b) they're American League fans.

A lot of guys get upset in that situation, ... but he was able to shrug it off. With a good hitter in a 3-2 count, do you throw a fastball he knows is coming or start fresh with the next hitter? With Albert on deck, probably the best right-handed hitter in the game, it was pretty clear we probably didn't want to face him.

You don't walk a guy and put the tying run on second base. I don't care if it's Babe Ruth.

There were a number of times I said to myself, this is unbelievable, an instant classic, ... I'll get a copy on tape.